Nina

Origin: Italian — Short form of pet names such as Annina, from Anna

Origin: French — Associated with Ninette and Ninon, pet forms of Jeanne

Origin: Russian — From Нина, the name of a Georgian saint also known as Nino

Girl's name · #324 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Nina — on the books since 1880, #324 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 134,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Nina is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Nina is especially popular in Slovakia.

#4 in Slovakia (2025) · #11 in Netherlands (2025) · #25 in Belgium (2025) · #26 in Switzerland (2025) · #32 in Czechia (2025) · #35 in France (2025) · #43 in Poland (2025) · #51 in Slovenia (2025) · #67 in Scotland (2025) · #72 in Austria (2025) · #76 in N. Ireland (2025) · #77 in Australia (VIC) (2025) and 8 more.

Famous Ninas

Nina Simone — American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003)
Nina Badrić — Croatian singer
Nina Hagen — German singer, songwriter, and actress
Nina Hoss — German actress
Nina Zilli — Italian singer and songwriter

In stories & tradition

Nina Williams — Tekken (video game)
Nina Myers — 24 (TV series)
Nina Mazursky — Creature Commandos (TV series)

What Ninas become

Among 4,369 notable people named Nina:

Medical professionals appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nina Starr Braunwald, American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher.

Similar names: Ana · Annie · Nyla · Lina · Alma · Rosa

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